From Liturgical Action to Devotional Act
From Liturgical Action to Devotional Act

Summary/Abstract: The Reformation, with his key role in many areas ofthe human life, had the greatest influence on spirituality. It changedthe old fashioned, limited and priest centered medieval religiosity intoa free, personal and joyful piety. It uncovered the forgotten, Christinitiates spirituality and prayer mode. This paper presents three major„novatio”s in terms of piety, more exactly in the relationship betweenGod and men: 1. The Reformation abolished every mechanical practice,every „opus operatum” in prayer. 2. The second innovation consistsof Luther’s advice to pray freely and personally. He led the people toa conscious supplication and meditation. 3. The third and the mostimportant innovation is the ceasing of the priest’s mediating role. Thebeliever can pray and confess directly to God without the help of anyhuman confessor or priest.

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